Surgery to replace an aortic valve is done for aortic valve stenosis and aortic valve regurgitation. During this surgery, the damaged valve is removed and replaced with an artificial valve. The valve ...

For both adults and children who experience symptoms of aortic stenosis, surgery to repair or replace the affected valve is a common treatment option. Sometimes, even if the symptoms are mild ...

Whatever the cause, aortic stenosis can be a serious condition. If you have severe aortic stenosis, you may need surgery to repair or replace the valve.

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Valvular heart disease, sometimes called heart valve disease, is when one or more ...

THE TCW trial has demonstrated that fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided percutaneous PCI plus TAVI is superior to SAVR plus ...

The year saw much-anticipated data on the value of early TAVI vs surveillance, plus two new tricuspid device approvals.

In principle, the blood volume passing through a stenotic valve (aortic stenosis) is equal to the blood volume proximal to the stenosis or in the LVOT (Figure 4). The stroke volume is equal to ...

DAVID MONTGOMERY: Aortic stenosis is a tightening of one of the four major valves of the heart. The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of ...